Being an RPG, Borderlands is all about missions, but mastering the missions alone is just one step to beating the game. As players traverse the land of Pandora they will find many different enemies, friends, weapons, ammunition and much more. To aid in getting through this an overview of the primary missions and game controls has been provided below.

• Playable Characters
• Control schemes
• User Interface
• Missions
• Enemies
• Weapons
• NPCs
• Vehicles
• PC Tweaks
• PS3 Tweaks

Main mission line

Arid Badlands
1. Fresh Off The Bus – Guardian Angel
2. The Doctor Is In – Dr. Zed
3. Skags At The Gate – Dr. Zed
4. Claptrap Rescue – Claptrap
5. Fix'er Upper – Dr. Zed
6. Blinding Nine-Toes – Dr. Zed
7. Nine-Toes: Meet T.K. Baha – Dr. Zed
8. Nine-Toes: T.K.'s Food – T.K. Baha
9. Got Grenades? – T.K. Baha
10. Nine-Toes: Take Him Down – T.K. Baha
11. Nine-Toes: Time To Collect – T.K. Baha
12. Job Hunting – Dr. Zed
13. Catch-A-Ride (mission) – Scooter
14. Bone Head's Theft – Scooter
15. The Piss Wash Hurdle – Scooter
16. Return To Zed – Scooter
17. Sledge: Meet Shep – Dr. Zed
18. Sledge: The Mine Key – Shep Sanders
19. Sledge: To The Safe House – Shep Sanders
20. Sledge: Battle For The Badlands – Shep Sanders
    Dahl Headland
    
21. Leaving Fyrestone – Dr. Zed
22. Getting Lucky – Ernest Whitting
23. Powering The Fast Travel Network – Lucky Zaford
24. Road Warriors: Hot Shots – Lucky Zaford
25. Road Warriors: Bandit Apocalypse – Lucky Zaford
    New Haven
    
26. Power To The People – Helena Pierce
27. Seek Out Tannis – Helena Pierce
    Rust Commons West
    
28. Meet 'Crazy' Earl – Patricia Tannis
    Crazy Earl's Scrapyard
    
29. Get Off My Lawn! – Crazy Earl
30. Hair Of The Dog – Crazy Earl
31. The Next Piece – Crazy Earl
    Rust Commons West
    
32. Jaynistown: Secret Rendezvous – Patricia Tannis
    Rust Commons East
    
33. Jaynistown: A Brother's Love – Taylor Kobb
34. Jaynistown: Spread The Word – Taylor Kobb
    New Haven
    
35. Jaynistown: Getting What's Coming To You – Erik Franks
36. Jaynistown: Unintended Consequences – Erik Franks
37. Jaynistown: Cleaning Up Your Mess – Helena Pierce
    Rust Commons East
    
38. Another Piece Of The Puzzle – Guardian Angel
    Rust Commons West
    
39. Not Without My Claptrap – Patricia Tannis
    Salt Flats
    
40. The Final Piece – Patricia Tannis
    Crimson Fastness
    
41. Get Some Answers – Patricia Tannis
42. Find The Echo Command Console – Patricia Tannis
    Crimson Enclave
    
43. Reactivate the ECHO Comm System – Patricia Tannis
    The Vault
    
44. Find Steele – Patricia Tannis
45. Destroy The Destroyer – Guardian Angel
    Rust Commons West
    
46. Bring The Vault Key To Tannis – Patricia Tannis